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Webster 1913 Edition
Actinia
‖
Ac-tin′i-a
,Noun.
pl. L.
Actiniæ
, E. Actinias
. [Latinized fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], ray.]
(Zool.)
(a)
An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family
Actinidæ
. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers
and sea anemones
. [See Polyp
.]. (b)
A genus in the family
Actinidæ
. Definition 2024
Actinia
Actinia
Translingual
Proper noun
Actinia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Actiniidae – certain sea anemones.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Cnidaria - phylum, Anthozoa - class, Hexacorallia - subclass, Actiniaria - order, Nyantheae - suborder, Thenaria - infraorder, Endomyaria - subinfraorder
Hyponyms
- For the numerous species see
Actinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
actinia
actinia
English
Noun
actinia (plural actinias)
- a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia.
- 1869, Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, page 205:
- Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.
- 1869, Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, page 205:
Translations
a sea anemone
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